Landscape Designer

With preliminary direction from a licensed landscape architect participate in predesign and all design phases of domestic and international large scale mixeduse postindustrial revitalization residential community landscaping transportation system brownfield remediation university campus masterplan waterfront parks mitigation planting design streetscape design commercial education and retail projects including new construction renovation parking site analysis and program diagramming; research and comply with domestic and international building codes and regulations; participate in precedent studies research and incorporate into landscape architectural designs; develop site analysis studies requiring site photography code research base drawings and diagrams; develop site design alternative studies requiring site plans site sections 3D digital massing and physical site modeling; analyze sketches photographs notes and other input materials to determine best approaches for completion of drawings to solve technical issues of design in relation to sites buildings and client needs; use judgment to determine effective presentation products using 3D modeling and renderings and using Adobe Suite products for Photoshop montage Illustrator diagrams After Effects animation and InDesign presentation board setup; build physical models using digital fabrication software and laser cutter for landscape design development and presentations; prepare client and public presentations workshops and meetings using 2D/3D CAD and building information modeling programs including Revit AutoCAD Rhino Grasshopper Enscape Lumion and SketchUp and analysis and computer skills to develop 3D building computer models and images and presentation images; develop documents for all design phases schematic design through construction documents including documenting landscape architectural plans sections and details in imperial or metric standards for jurisdictional agency corrections using 2D/3D modeling software tools; conduct material and product research for landscape; work on BIM organization for all documents; coordinate conceptual SD and DD drawings with architecture mechanical electrical plumbing civil structural lighting graphics and interior consultants to incorporate building systems into landscape architectural designs to produce construction documentation and secure client and regulatory approval; provide ongoing development and support for all sustainable design platforms and work closely with design and delivery leadership to guide the transition from traditional sustainable design process and standalone environmental analysis practices into integrated design and analysis processes in collaborative work environments; make corrections as indicated by Landscape Design Director to inprogress sets of landscape design development and construction documents; write and review project landscape specifications; process general contractors requests for information (RFIs) submittals and change order requests; conduct site visits field observation and meetings to review the progress of construction; apply landscape architectural principles to review all related shop drawings samples mock ups and cut sheets on materials & equipment; conduct final inspections and prepare punch lists and record drawings; organize file and distribute documents utilizing Newforma software; assist in the implementation of firmwide strategies and collaborate with design teams to ensure sustainable design success provide support and guidance firmwide and focus on the seamless rollout of sustainable design implementation in office design projects including landscape design transportation retail and international multistory and highrise buildings; assist in establishing task schedule and manpower requirements consistent with the project agreement; assist in identifying weekly project requirements and projecting long term needs; assist team in construction administration document management; produce site grading design and documentation for all phases of project; conduct material and product research for landscape; perform benchmarking research on programming comparable projects and images; compile data and perform elementary design computations; meet firm established document standards and archive documents appropriately; read and process agreements to work within budget schedule work plan and client constraints; assist in managing project consultant agreements and project budgets; develop modify and review master landscape plan reports construction documents and specifications; develop solutions to technical and design problems following established standards; study site data and information including data collection and analysis; produce site transportation study design and calculation using ParkCAD and AutoTurn.

Job Requirements:

Bachelors degree in Landscape Architecture Environmental Design or foreign equivalent plus 3 years of experience to include participating in predesign and all design phases of domestic and international large scale mixeduse postindustrial revitalization residential community landscaping transportation system brownfield remediation university campus masterplan waterfront parks mitigation planting design streetscape design commercial education and retail projects including new construction renovation parking site analysis and program diagramming; researching and complying with domestic building codes and regulations; participating in precedent studies research and incorporating into landscape architectural designs; developing site analysis studies requiring site photography code research base drawings and diagrams; developing site design alternative studies requiring site plans site sections 3D digital massing and physical site modeling; analyzing sketches photographs notes and other input materials to determine best approaches for completion of drawings to solve technical issues of design in relation to sites buildings and client needs; using judgment to determine effective presentation products using 3D modeling and renderings and using Adobe Suite products for Photoshop montage Illustrator diagrams After Effects animation and InDesign presentation board setup; building physical models using digital fabrication software for landscape design development and presentations; preparing client and public presentations workshops and meetings using 2D/3D CAD and building information modeling programs including AutoCAD Rhino Grasshopper Autodesk 3ds Max Lumion and SketchUp and analysis and computer skills to develop 3D building computer models and images and presentation images; developing documents for all design phases schematic design through construction documents including documenting landscape architectural plans sections and details in imperial or metric standards for jurisdictional agency corrections using 2D/3D modeling software tools; conducting material and product research for landscape; working on BIM organization for all documents; coordinating conceptual SD and DD drawings with architecture mechanical electrical plumbing civil structural lighting graphics and interior consultants to incorporate building systems into landscape architectural designs to produce construction documentation and secure client and regulatory approval; providing ongoing development and supporting for all sustainable design platforms and working closely with design and delivery leadership to guide the transition from traditional sustainable design process and standalone environmental analysis practices into integrated design and analysis processes in collaborative work environments; making corrections as indicated by Landscape Design Director to inprogress sets of landscape design development and construction documents; writing and reviewing project landscape specifications; processing general contractors requests for information (RFIs) submittals and change order requests; conducting site visits field observation and meetings to review the progress of construction; applying landscape architectural principles to review all related shop drawings samples mock ups and cut sheets on materials & equipment; conducting final inspections and preparing punch lists and record drawings; organizing filing and distributing documents utilizing Adobe Acrobat software; assisting in the implementation of firmwide strategies and collaborating with design teams to ensure sustainable design success providing support and guidance firmwide and focusing on the seamless rollout of sustainable design implementation in office design projects including landscape design transportation retail and international multistory and highrise buildings; assisting in establishing task schedule and manpower requirements consistent with the project agreement; assisting in identifying weekly project requirements and projecting long term needs; assisting team in construction administration document management; producing site grading design and documentation for all phases of project; conducting material and product research for landscape; performing benchmarking research on programming comparable projects and images; compiling data and performing elementary design computations; meeting firm established document standards and archiving documents appropriately; reading and processing agreements to work within budget schedule work plan and client constraints; assisting in managing project consultant agreements and project budgets; developing modifying and reviewing master landscape plan reports construction documents and specifications; developing solutions to technical and design problems following established standards; studying site data and information including data collection and analysis; producing site transportation study design and calculation using AutoTurn.

Salary and Benefit Information:

We foster a culture that is diverse and inclusive and strive for pay practices that are fair and competitive and reflect our commitment to pay equity. Our compensation decisions include but are not limited to a candidates qualifications including skill sets education experience and training licensure and certifications credentials if applicable and businessrelated factors. This practice extends to all employees including performance considerations for merit increases job promotions and transfer opportunities. We additionally review our pay practices conduct pay equity audits and ensure our managers are trained in our pay practices on an annual basis. At the time of posting this job advertisement commensurate with qualifications the annual pay salary for this position in Minneapolis starts at $60653.

Benefits: medical dental vision wellness LTD Life Insurance 401k PTO.

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